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Easy Teacher Lunchbox Ideas

July 23, 2017

Do you pack your lunch everyday? If you need some new lunchbox inspiration, come and see our Easy Teacher Lunchbox Ideas.
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As the new school year approaches, one thing on my list, along with a million others, is to think about easy lunches I can make. Our family chooses to bring our lunch to school each day. As teachers, you know you do not get a nice long lunch so you need your lunches to be healthy and quick. So today I’m sharing some of my favorite Easy Teacher Lunchbox Ideas.

Planning lunches

Just like at school, I’m a big planner. I plan all of my lunches the best I can for the week. On Sunday, I prep anything that I can, chop veggies and fruit, etc and pre-pack anything that I can that will be good through the week in the refrigerator. I also try to make something to put in the freezer like a soup and portion it into thermos size for easy lunches.

Easy Teacher Lunchbox Ideas

These are some of my go to lunch packing books for new ideas.

Easy Teacher Lunchbox Ideas

The Best Homemade Kids’ Lunches On the Planet

Easy Teacher Lunchbox Ideas

Weelicious Lunches

Easy Teacher Lunchbox Ideas

Best Lunch Box Ever

Easy Teacher Lunchbox Ideas

100 Days of Real Food

This one has a chapter on lunches that are all very yummy!

If books are overwhelming for you to look through for ideas, I also use the Healthy Lunch Plan from emeals.com.

Easy Teacher Lunchbox Ideas

They provide you a weeks worth of lunch recipes/lunches including a shopping list. There is also usually a bonus packable treat because everyone needs a little dessert! This makes packing lunches a no brainer and you can easily prep a lot of the ingredients and lunches ahead of time. You can sign up for the emeals lunches here.

Favorite Quick Teacher Lunches

Easy Teacher Lunchbox Ideas

These are some of my favorite lunches to pack. They all will work to take to school whether you have a small refrigerator in your classroom or just adding an ice pack to your bag.

Mediterranean Sampler – Hummus, cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, carrots, and multi-grain crackers. On the side are strawberries, grapes, and melon chunks.

Pepperoni Pasta Salad – pasta with mozzarella cheese cubes, chopped broccoli, pepperoni slices, and Italian dressing. On the side, a sliced apple.

Southwest Quinoa – quinoa, salsa, black beans, corn, cilantro. On the side cherry tomatoes and tortilla chips.

Crockpot potato soup from the freezer. On the side corn bread muffin from the freezer and carrot sticks.

Chicken salad sliders – On the side peach slices and pretzel sticks.

Cheddar and pear quesadilla – tortilla, pear, cheese On the side grapes and celery sticks.

Build your own parfait- yogurt, berries, granola.

Leftovers! I’m the only one that eats them in my house!

Easy Teacher Lunchbox Ideas

Salads are another one of my favorite lunch options. They are easy to pre-make for the week. You can get all of the details of my favorite salads here.

And have you seen these amazing little crockpots? Perfect for heating up your food so lunch is ready to go. No waiting to warm up your food or even a need to go to the lounge, just sit back and relax for a few in the quiet of your classroom. We share 6 mini crockpot lunch ideas here. 

6 crock-pot lunch ideas2

And if you’re looking for a new lunch bag, I share all of my favorites along with our favorite lunchbox supplies too. Come and see our favorites here. 

I even have a Pinterest board for lunchbox ideas that has a ton of easy ideas that you can check out here.

Hopefully, these lunch ideas help to make back to school a little easier and take one thing off of your plate. Do you normally pack your lunches every day?

Thanks for stopping by!

Jenette

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